Some things belong to the past.

We were perfectly decorous together. It took the will of both of us. I trusted him with me, and myself with him.

That’s what friends are for, ” Sheba

Experience can never be undone, or knowledge unlearned.

I’m not just a face, or a body. I’m a Havisham.

Don’t we have to live a little first? And read later?

Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.

It's the unknown that draws people.

My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process.

You can't go fighting everyone that's harsh towards you.

I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person.

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered.

I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!

What is life without the joy of Love?

To extract beauty from one's own milieu is one of the most difficult tasks of art.